Social Housing Law & Practice 2011

Social Housing Law & Practice

The major annual conference addressing all of the important developments in social housing law and practice.

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why you should attend

Lime Legal’s Social Housing Law & Practice Conference has become firmly established as one of the unmissable events in the calendar for everyone working in the field of social housing management, and tenancy enforcement.

This year’s brand new programme covers all of the core areas you need to know about, addressing all the latest case law and changes in legislation and the latest thinking on best practice and procedural issues.

Delegates will benefit from :

A topical programme addressing the subjects you need to know about
Presentations by expert practitioner speakers
Top quality documentation produced to professional publishing standards to take away as an invaluable resource in the office
The opportunity to ask the experts questions and to share in the experience of others.

Conference Programme

9.15-10.00	Registration & Refreshments
10.00-10.10	Chairman’s Introduction Jan Luba QC
10.10-11.00	ASB: the Essential Updater Gill Marshall Case law update: All the important cases Transition from the ASBO to the new regime What do you do about ‘live’ ASBOs How will past ASBOs impact on future ASB management Injunctions in practice – the Gangbuster in action Practical Tips Best Practice
11.00-11.15	Morning Refreshments
11.15-12.15	Possession claims: what the Supreme Court decisions mean in practice Jan Luba QC What did they decide in Pinnock and Powell? What does it mean for introductory, starter, and demoted tenancies and other tenancies without security of tenure? What about squatters, failed successors, former joint tenants and other ‘unauthorised occupiers’? Is Ground 8 (rent arrears) dead? What will the “Proportionality Defence” amount to in practice? Can there be a new mandatory ground for possession for ASB? What happens if the “flexible tenant” wont’ leave? All the other key possession cases reviewed. Talking tactics – your questions and some answers
12.15-12.45	Two problematic Social Housing issues resolved Robert Eckford Dealing with social housing tenants who lack legal capacity the mentally ill or disabled young people Dealing with problems when tenants die without making wills where has the tenancy gone? how can it be ended?
12.45-13.00	Questions and Answers Panel
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-14.45	Unlawfully Occupied Housing: design and implementation of an Anti-Fraud Strategy Hazel Flynn Investigation: specialist investigator or Housing officer? devising a strategy to get irregularly occupied properties back funding it and training/staffing the team carrying out tenancy checks and using data sources working with the lawful residents recovering possession without possession proceedings what works and what doesn’t best practice publicity for results
14.45-15.35	Impact of Welfare Reform on Social Housing Management John Eames What is changing when in housing benefit? Are Local Housing Allowance principles being extended to the social housing sector? Covering the new “affordable rents” The impact on mobility in the stock Direct payments – a change of tack? Welfare Reform Bill: the impact of Universal Credit on social tenants
15.35-15.50	Refreshments
15.50-16.30	Regulation Update Jan Luba TSA – the Long Goodbye The Resurgence of Tenant Power: what Tenant Panels mean for Social Landlords Tenants in the Driving Seat but where will the Social Housing Providers sit? Reviewing your complaints processes Lessons from the current Ombudsmen and arrangements for the new one.
16.30-16.50	Questions and Answers Panel
16.50	Close of Conference
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details

Venue: London, W1G
Cavendish Conference Centre | Get directions
Date: Thursday 19 May 2011
Price: £295 + VAT (7th successive year)

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cpd accredited

This conference is accredited for
5 HOURS 20 minutes CPD by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and ILEX

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Housing Managers and Housing Officers
Tenancy Managers and Officers
Neighbourhood Managers and Officers
Enforcement Team members
Heads of Housing Management
Housing Policy Managers
Lawyers working for Local Authorities and RSLs
Housing lawyers in private practice
All social housing tenancy advisors

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SpeakerS INCLUDE:

Jan Luba QC, one of the leading figures in the field of Social Housing law, chairs and gives two presentations at this year’s conference. His many years of experience combined with his encyclopaedic knowledge of Housing law make him ideally placed to lead this year’s Conference.

Hazel Flynn, Head of Housing, Phoenix Community Housing. Hazel has vast experience in tackling unlawful sub-letting and housing fraud. She was formerly Housing Management Co-ordinator at LB of Southwark with responsibility for 8 area teams and prior to that she worked as Area Housing Officer at Hammersmith & Fulham Homes where she specialised in dealing with tenancy problems.

Richard Eckford, Solicitor for the Official Solicitor.

John Eames, Advocate - social security specialist - judicial tribunal member - lecturer. John has 25 years' advice and advocacy experience in social security, immigration and housing issues, representing at both tribunal tiers and in all sectors: local authorities, law firms, third sector (Law Centres); since 1994 he has also been a lecturer and consultant to all sectors in social security law.

Gill Marshall, Solicitor, section head, legal department, Leeds City Council, Solicitor, Leeds City Council. Gill manages a specialist team which deals with anti-social behaviour. She has been involved in anti-social behaviour and social housing cases for over 10 years.

TESTIMONIALS

Just some of the comments from past delegates

“The most useful conference I have ever attended-fantastic content.”
RSL Housing Manager

“Fantastic”
Local Authority Housing Management Officer

“I thoroughly enjoyed the conference-very relevant and great notes to take away.”
Court Team Manager

“Interesting and full of useful information that will assist me in my work”
Community Safety Officer

“This conference is beneficial to everyone who works in social housing.”
Housing Manager

“Excellent conference-well worth the money, lots to go away with and to think about.”
Local Authority lawyer

“the First Lime Legal event I’ve attended-I’m impressed!”
Housing Manager

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